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Boboli Gardens

The Iconic Italian Palace Garden

The Boboli Gardens were built by the Medici family in the 16th century as an annex to the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The garden is built on a hill and is filled with precious and rare species of trees, fountains, and sculptures, and is a most important model of Italian gardens.

The Boboli Gardens, or Giardino di Boboli, is a garden annex to the Palazzo Pitti, Florence and was built in the 16th century by the Medici family after they moved into the Palazzo Pitti (The Pitti Palace). The Boboli Gardens are built on a hill, with steps and ramps that lead you up to several viewing platforms, from which you can Overlook the Old City of Florence.

The Boboli Gardens is a vast area filled with precious and rare trees, fountains, and sculptures, and is a Great Example of Italian garden (Giardino all’italiana).

Going outside Palazzo Pitti, you will first see the Amphitheater, where the Medici family held their celebrations and parties, with an Egyptian obelisk. Walking up the stairs, you will come to the oval-shaped Neptune Garden, highlighting the Neptune fountain in the center.

The Knight’s Garden situated at the highest point of the Boboli Gardens, is a delightful place to visit. The only building in the garden, the Knight’s Building (Palazzina del Cavaliere), was created as a Porcelain Museum, one of the exhibition galleries of the Palazzo Pitti, with thousands of pieces of porcelain from the Medici family and the Italian royal family collections.